Mission Mission

I hope epic fun like this figured into the vision for a renovated Dolores Park last night.

Chug!!

Photo by Luba.

Controversial!

Photo by Penelope Popsicle.

Previously:

Lady Gaga at Farolito

Lady Gaga at Rosamunde

Yuck!

Screen shot by Mike Ambs.

Previously:

Poison Cloud Street View

Frank Chu in Your Street View

The Boo Blog tells us what it’s like to see a shooting in the Mission, and then think about it nonstop afterward.

Here’s the event:

I saw a kid in a red hoodie pointing his gun at another young man. I don’t remember what either looked like. I told the student I was working with to get behind something and I did the same, not that it mattered. The shooter was, after all, a kid, and like a kid, once the shots were fired, he ran away. I never saw his face, but I could tell by the way he was running that he was as scared as the kid he was shooting at.

Here’s a thought on the aftermath:

City blocks are resilient things. People say that about nature, but city blocks are amazing to me because they are complete neutral–they are created and recreated daily by the people who live on them. After the police were gone and people stopped making dumb comments like the one I made, the block has returned to being the same kind of ugly/beautiful urban block it had been before.

And there’s plenty more. Read on.

Photo by Cheatara.

Rumor has it.

Photo by Ray Coshow.

(One of the infamous “hotel rooms”?)

Nick Fisher read our post from a few months ago about getting a free tour of The Armory and sprang into action. Last Friday his tour came up and he was kind enough to take Julie, Dottie and me with him.

Julie posted about it on Caliber, along with a link to the full set.

Check out the sights after the jump. (some NSFW stuff linked)

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Standing outside the Elbo Room the other night (after Tormenta Tropical, which was amaaazing) I got really into this other project I’ve been working on, and my friend Marijke gave it a name: Hot Faces.

Thanks to all who’ve participated! Who’s next?

Possibly related post:

On Beauty by Ramona

If you’re not reading Table for One, you’re missing out. Every post is like For Whom the Bell Tolls — only shorter, and with no words, and not outwardly about war.

From Bob Brust of Dolores Park Works:

Jacob Gilchrist, Rec and Parks Project Manager for the Dolores Park renovation has organized a series of public meetings to “help create the vision for a renovated Dolores Park.” The first of these Public Meetings will be this Monday, September 13, 6:30 PM at the Dolores Park Church.

If you have thoughts, concerns or ideas on the renovation, this is the place to bring them. The meeting will include panelists from local organizations committed to Dolores Park, including Dolores Park Works steering committee member Crystal Vann Wallstrom.

Jacob promises to provide an overview of where we are in the renovation process and to answer all of our questions. “We can now begin, as a group, the overall conversation for how best to improve the park.” Jacob told us, “I am optimistic that we can actually begin moving forward with a real design and improvement conversation.”

Information on this project can also be found on the new Dolores Park Renovation website, parks.sfgov.org/dolorespark where you are encouraged to participate in the on the on-line survey. Jacob is also encouraging us to contact him directly with any questions or ideas. Please make sure your ideas are heard.

When: Monday, September 13, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Where: Dolores Park Church, 455 Dolores Street
For additional information contact Jacob Gilchrist, 415 581-2561

See you there!

Previously:

Dolores Park Community Meeting Recap

If you’ve never been to the bog, check it out next time you’re in Golden Gate Park. It’s a trip.

Here is a map.